Career
He played as a midfielder in the former sport. Born in Sheffield (then the West Riding of Yorkshire) but brought up in Idle, Bradford, West Yorkshire, Watmough signed for his hometown club in the early 1930s. He went on to make almost one hundred league appearances for the Bantams, scoring 24 goals.
In 1934, he signed for Blackpool.
He made his debut for the club on 13 October 1934, ten games into the 1934-1935 season, and scored the winning goal in Blackpool"s 2–1 victory over Norwich City at Bloomfield Road. He went on to make a further 31 league appearances and score another eight goals.
The following season, 1935-1936, under new manager Joe Smith, he made 23 league appearances and scored eight goals. In 1936-1937, Watmough scored thirteen goals in his 31 league appearances, helping the club to a runners-up finishing position and promotion to Division One.
In their first season back in the top flight, 1937-1938, Watmough"s place came under pressure from Alex Munro, who was signed from Hearts.
Mowbray"s final game for Blackpool was in a single-goal defeat at home to Liverpool on 27 November. Watmough played for Yorkshire County Club"s Second XI in the 1932 Minor Counties Championship and was once twelfth man for the First XI. He died on 7 September 1962. Blackpool Preston North End.